Re: residential baseboard receptacle
Originally posted by georgestolz:
Originally posted by j_erickson:
If you guys are saying that a room lined with open shelves in a dwelling unit would not require any receptacle outlets, then I'll just agree to disagree.
What separates this from a closet? Do you require receptacles to be installed in closets?
If there were a library-room with three walls of shelves, and 1 wall of empty wall, I would say one wall of the library has to have receptacle outlets installed per 210.52.
The receptacles would be hidden by books anyway, who would know they exist, or use them, and for what purpose?
George,
1. I do not require receptacles in closets. I'm insulted that you'd ask me that with respect to this discussion.
2. I still consider a wall lined with bookshelves as "wall space". To me it is a "fixed room divider" as per 210.52 A 2 (3).
As to "the receptacles would be hidden by books anyway, who would know they would exist, or use them, and for what purpose":
They would not be hidden if:
1. They were installed in the floor.
2. They were installed in the baseboard below shelving.
3. Shelves were not completely stuffed with books. Just because it is bookshelf, does not mean a book will cover every sqauare inch of every shelf for all of time.
Presumably if they were hidden by books, then whomever placed the books on the shelves would know they were there.
For what purpose? Floor lamp. Small candle type lamp placed on shelf. Cell phone charger. PDA. Laptop. Fax. i-pod. Postage meter. I'm just looking at the items in my home office. Perhaps someone with better taste than me would have nothing but literary classics in their bookshelves (top to bottom, left to right). I hope that they do not need multiple levels of light to read though, as their only illumination will be overhead lighting. Sorry no lamps.